Writers Guild Awards: the event honours the best talents
2026-03-10 - 06:14
The Writers Guild Awards gave awards to the best talents with esteemed recognitions. On Sunday, March 8, the event was held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. The 2026 Writers Guild Awards honoured the highly talented writers for their incredible writing skills in the hit movies and TV shows with prestigious accolades, with Sinners, One Battle After Another, and The Pitt bagging major awards. At the esteemed show, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners caught the spotlight for best original screenplay, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another bagged the organisation’s award for best adapted screenplay. On the television side, The Pitt was honoured with two major awards, the best drama series and best new series, while The Studio received the prestigious award for best comedy series. Lifestyle News – Latest Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip Here’s the complete winner list of Writers Guild Awards 2026: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Pictures ADAPTED SCREENPLAY One Battle After Another, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Pictures DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY 2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features DRAMA SERIES The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max COMEDY SERIES The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV LIMITED SERIES Dying for Sex, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu NEW SERIES The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max EPISODIC DRAMA “7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max EPISODIC COMEDY “Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers: Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali; Writers: Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS “Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS “Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS ANIMATION “Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES Deep Cover, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video DAYTIME DRAMA The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan; Writers: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips; CBS/Paramount+ QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Celebrity Jeopardy!, Head Writer: Robert Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Grey, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC+ CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS “When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces, Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC NEWS SCRIPT, REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “Devastating Flooding in Texas” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Karen Mooney, and Dave Bloch; ABC News DIGITAL NEWS “An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused. Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost SHORT FORM STREAMING The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube PROMOTIONAL WRITING “CBS Comedy “, Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “ABC News Radio Top of the Hour News, Written by Robert Hawley; ABC News Radio RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter, Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY “Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie” (Decoder Ring), Written by Max Freedman; Slate